Thank you for purchasing this updated copy of the classic game Operation! This edition changes longtime patient Cavity Sam to Cavity Samantha and includes a hugely expanded deck of playable cards that go well beyond the previous, limited world of “doctor” and “specialist.”
We’ve gotten a lot of questions from our loyal customers about this game, including, “Why?” and “How do judicial rulings change what emergency care our patient receives?” We’ve tackled them below.
Q: I got Operation because I was excited to have a game where I could practice lifesaving operations on a fun cartoon figure that buzzed when I did it wrong. I love my Cavity Samantha, but I’m confused by the gameplay. When can I operate, exactly?
A: Thank you for buying Operation: Post-Roe! Sorry you’re confused. If it makes you feel better, everyone is!
Q: But I didn’t have this problem with Cavity Sam.
A: That’s because Cavity Sam is always a person no matter where you’re operating. That’s not true of Cavity Samantha. That’s just one of the many thrilling improvements we’ve made to our gameplay in light of the Dobbs decision. What family doesn’t love to hear the cries of, “Wait! Before you take action to save the patient’s life, let’s check which state we’re in! To the rule book!” or “Doctor! Stop right there! I’m Justice Samuel Alito!”
Q: Actually, I have a question about the inclusion of Justice Samuel Alito as an unavoidable character in this game. Why?
A: What game isn’t more fun with the inclusion of Justice Samuel Alito?
A: We’ll have to agree to disagree.
Q: Why does my Justice Alito shout “Stop, Doctor! We must weigh the competing interests of Cavity Samantha against those of the unborn child!” in situations where doing so would be totally senseless — i.e., emergency situations where because of pregnancy complications, the loss of the fetus is inevitable but the loss of the life of the person carrying that fetus is not?
A: Ah, you’re again making the mistake of thinking your Cavity Samantha is a person. That’s why we wrote “ONLY A PERSON SOMETIMES” on the box in big red letters. Doctors keep forgetting that, and then they lose the game — and their licenses!
Q: What are all these new cards?
A: Great question! We’re so excited to introduce the new cards “state legislator,” “state Supreme Court” and “Vintage Law from 1864.” Unlike the “doctor” and “specialist” cards, which identified the medically necessary procedure and gave you the ability to perform it, these cards contain no medical expertise whatsoever and are there to discourage you from operating. Indeed, if you do, they will initiate “legal action,” and you can face a minimum of two years in prison!
Q: But the patient will die!
A: Oh, right. Again, Cavity Samantha is only sometimes a patient worthy of stabilization.
Q: It’s not fun for me to watch the patient die.
A: The patient doesn’t always die! Sometimes she just suffers a debilitating, life-altering injury!
Q: This isn’t an enjoyable game.
A: It’s not our problem that you can’t see how much fun it is to put care decisions in the hands of lots of people who aren’t doctors, some of whom died in the 1800s.
Q: I want to play the original game.
A: Then move! In some states, you can still play the Operation that Americans came to know for decades. But you better hurry — even there, you never know when this game might fly off the shelves!
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